Portrait of a Lady of the 18th Century French Miniature Gilt Bronze Frame

Wonderful collectible miniature depicting portrait of a gentleman, French school of the Empire period, early 19th century. Hand-painted on fine media. Presented on cardboard, unframe...

Rare small alcove clock entirely decorated with Boulle marqueterie and ormolu gilt bronze friezes. French work of the beginning of Louis XV's reign around 1730. Shaped like a violin,...

Richly carved wooden frame with guilloché decoration, 17th century. Guilloché decoration is a decorative technique of engraving regular geometric patterns on wood; these patterns, o...

Exceptional late 18th-century Louis XVI period mantel clock, modeled by court bronze worker Brécourt in collaboration with Parisian watchmaker Antoine-Marie Philibert. The first mo...

Miniature portrait of a distinguished lady, signed Stieler. Bronze frame behind oval round glass, 19th century Signed Stieler, Joseph Karl Stieler (1781- Mainz - 1858 Munich) was a German painter. The size is 10 cm x 7.5 cm x 1 cm 1820-1830 From 1820 until 1855 he worked as royal court painter of the Bavarian kings. He is known for his Neoclassical portraits, especially for the Gallery of Beauties at Nymphenburg Palace in Munich. Born in the city of Mainz to a long-established family of engravers, punchcutters and die makers, Stieler received some artistic training from his father, August Friedrich Stieler (1736–1789). After the early death of his father, Joseph Karl autodidactically completed his apprenticeship and began his career as a painter of miniatures, which were increasingly sought after by bourgeois circles After Mainz had been occupied by French revolutionary troops in 1792, Stieler followed the expelled court of Prince-Archbishop Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal to Aschaffenburg. Here he met with the later Archbishop Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, who became his most important patron and sponsor. From 1802 to 1805 he attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in the master class of Heinrich Füger. Stieler's portrait style was most especially shaped during his work in the Parisian atelier of François Gérard, a student of Jacques-Louis David. In 1808, he established himself as an independent portraitist in the city of Frankfurt and in 1810 travelled through Italy. From 1812 he worked at the court of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria. In 1816, he again travelled to Vienna to paint the portrait of Emperor Francis I of Austria. Between February and April 1820, he worked on his portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven, which is probably the most well-known representation of the composer today. In 1847 he also painted the portrait of Lola Montez...

Antique portrait with golden frame, depicting an ancestor of a noble family. hand-drawn and hand-made by an artist who signs himself: A. Laugien, dated 1851. Measures cm W 125 x H 170 x D 17. Precious gilded frame, entirely hand-sculpted. Interesting piece of furniture to embellish the walls of the most beautiful rooms...

Magnificent miniature portrait depicting Queen Sophie Charlotte of Prussia from the Restoration period. The queen is depicted as a young maiden, probably during her stay in Versaille...

A 19th century bronze miniature portrait frame by Jean Derval A French hand-painted portrait of a lady, probably Miss Viddom in a bronze frame, behind convex glass. Crowned with a...